Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 24

Grace cut him off, her voice frosty. “Did you forget what I told you in the study earlier?”

Her words were laced with disdain.

Seeing the fury in his mother’s eyes, Chris hesitated for a split second.

Grace tightened her grip on Stephanie’s arm, her gaze never leaving Chris. It was a look that could cut steel.

Chris didn’t care anymore. He ignored her completely, turned on his heel, and headed for the door without another word.

Grace wasn’t having it. “Stop right there!”

Chris paused for a heartbeat but didn’t turn around. After a second, he decided it wasn’t worth it, striding out without a word.

Grace’s fury only grew as she watched him go.

When the door slammed behind him, the room fell into an awkward silence.

and Grace. Stephanie pulled her hand from Grace’s grip, then took off her diamond necklace. Without a word,

“You don’t have

“You saw

out how to tell Grace there was absolutely no chance

Ashford elders had treated her well over the last two years, and she didn’t need to pretend

done all the dirty work for her, making things a

expression hardening. “Yeah, Chris is the problem. I’ll deal with

was Chris who had

one more chance. I’ll make sure to set him

giving him

another shot. To even consider it would just be

to be clear. If they were calling off the wedding, Chris was going to have to carry all the

widened when she processed what Stephanie had said about

long sigh. “Last month–on

need to elaborate.

shared the same birthday. On her birthday, Chris was overseas,